JobFrame · EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P5
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
P5 · P5 — Expert Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$164,303
$129,074 – $209,147 · USD · annual
Level position
P5 · 5 of 6 in track
Median pay
$164,303
$129,074–$209,147
Level
P5
P5 · 5 of 6 in track
Super-function
research
Demand-heat
cool
0.6% growth
Summary
Studies the physical processes of the atmosphere and solid earth to observe, model, and forecast weather, climate, and geophysical phenomena. Spans operational forecasting (interpreting WRF/GFS/ECMWF output, issuing advisories and warnings), instrumentation and field measurement (weather balloons, radar, satellites, seismographs, gravimeters, magnetometers), and computational science (numerical weather/climate modeling, data assimilation, and ML in HPC environments). Distinct from purely data-engineering or software roles by its grounding in geophysical fluid dynamics and atmospheric/earth physics; distinct from hydrology-only and pure-academic-teaching focuses.
This level — P5 P5 — Expert Professional
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas